The Republican journal., 1887-12-08

On Thursday last Mayer \. &. Burgess received
the following letter:
Boston, Dec. l, 1887.
His Honor, \. C.. Burgess, Mayor of the CITY of
Belfast:
Dear Strive have the honor to inform you, and
through you, the city government of Belfast, that
the works of the Belfast Water Company, so far as
they relate TO the fire Service contracted for with
the city, are now ready for use and we have the
honor of turning to the city, through you, the
hy'lrant wrenchcs, and the of the hy,rants for
fire service, i'll accordance with the terms of the
contract.
Trusting that the same will he found satisfac-
factory and with the offer of any assistance in our
power towards instructng the officers of the fire
department as to the use, for experimental trial
thereof We remain
Very respectfully yours,
WHEELER & PARKS,
For the Belfast Water Company.
The weather Thursday was too cold for an eN-
detrimental trial. but Friday afternoon, Chief En-
Sinecf Mcdonald, assisted by the fire department,
tested the new works, beginning at Z. NJ, Con
gr2ss street, where the hydrans are the highest in
e city ami the fall from the stand pipe the least.
The contract calls forwatcr to be thrown forty feet
vertically OH this street Two sets of hose each
were coupled on to the hytrants at the corners of
Miller and Congress, Franklin and Congress, and
Main and Congress, and at given signal six
streams were turned simultaneously. The
streams We're each through fifty feet OF hose with
one inch nozzics, and the water thrown at
least fifty feet perpemdicnlally-far above any
building ON the street. The next test was made at
the hy'Iant on The corner CT Main and High Streets
where hundred feet of hose was coupled OIL
and \ beautiful stream sent at least ten feet above
the cupalo the top Of McCiintock Block, the
taest building in the city. Another hose was then
coupled to the same Lytlrant, one attached TO
h,-,l,. I;.rl,o
81 feet of hose, and one at the hydlant On Main
street III front Of Baker < Shalcs and all four
streams were concentrated ON McClintock Block.
Three heavy streams went above the cupao and
the frc:l down b.in street nearly as high. The
cupalo l. incty fec; above the street and it is safe
TO say HAT the -four streams each 100 feet per,
pe!l,icular. From thence the department PIC
ccodod down Main street. Hose were coupled on
to the i!lrant9 at the of Main and Pleasant
streets Gc one near \. Mansiieds store, and the
one At the foot of Main street near the Maine Con
trad depot The latter is ;e lowest hy'irant in the
city. and the fan from the top of the stand pipe is
mere than 200 feet The results here were sat
isfactory elsewhere. the water coming with
great force and volume. The next point visited
We're the two hylrantS ON Miller -treet-one alloy"
and the other heiow Mathews i'ros.' factory
Church street was next visited, wnere streams
were sent cut fron! hydran. in front Of ti.c L nj
taIiaA Church and the Post office. The liyrAn;s
the Court House and Il: the foot al Chil,h street
were also tcetcl and 1T every point tie water was
Nr"NI a. high rs wa expected. Some tct- were
made thar water co, not lie thrown as high rs the
caves oi McClintork building. one enthusiastic
citizen remarked iiat h WIS present at the open
iG- Of water works 1t i;us;on and heard D;til,
c'~jrr make speech, b, said he, ~ never eN
i''"tcl t. live to such a sight in Belfast Isn't
this -.oTious.' The fire department was followed
from point TO point, rs it made the liaerent tests
l'l = large crowd. many of whom got wet jackets
fi'ia tuc spray, but whose enthusiasm not
G:tnpenel in tie least. At last the city has ample
protection against fire \ dozen streams # water
can DC concentrated upon almost any given point
am! it i, thought that conta g:tiions a. visit
e'i ear c;N in le5 and 1913 are impossible belfast
has LOW good water supply Il amy town or
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